Isaac Newton and the transmutation of alchemy
Subtitle: an alternate view of the scientific revolution
By: Philip Ashley Fanning.
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9781556437724
Subjects: Newton, Isaac, -- Sir, -- 1642-1727; Newton, Isaac, -- Sir, -- 1642-1727 -- Influence; Alchemy -- Influence; Physics -- History; Science -- History; Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The christianization of alchemy; title: John Dee puts alchemy on a new footing; title: Dee's angelic mission; title: Francis Bacon's mask; title: The Rosicrucian furor; title: Defeat and revival; title: Alchemy divided; title: Isaac Newton, alchemist; title: The advent of modern science.